Yehoyakim
Synonyms:
Jehoiakim, y’-ho-ya-KEEM, יְהוֹיָקִים
Jehoiakim (Wikipedia)
| Jehoiakim | |
|---|---|
| King of Judah | |
 Jehoiakim from Guillaume Rouillé's Promptuarii Iconum Insigniorum, 1553 | |
| Reign | 609–598 BC |
| Predecessor | Jehoahaz of Judah |
| Successor | Jeconiah |
| Born | Jerusalem |
| Died | Jerusalem |
| Issue | Jeconiah |
| House | House of David |
| Father | Josiah |
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Jehoiakim (pronounced /dʒɪˈhɔɪ.əkɪm/; Hebrew:
יְהוֹיָקִים Yəhōyāqîm "he whom Yahweh has set up", also sometimes spelled Jehoikim (Greek: Ιωακιμ; Latin: Joakim)) was a king of Judah from 608 to 598 BC. He was the second son of king Josiah (1 Chronicles 3:15) by Zebidah, the daughter of Pedaiah of Rumah. His birth name was Eliakim (